diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/as3711_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/as3711_bl.c
index 33f0f0f2e8b3..3b60019cdc2b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/as3711_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/as3711_bl.c
@@ -104,17 +104,10 @@ static int as3711_bl_update_status(struct backlight_device *bl)
 	struct as3711_bl_data *data = bl_get_data(bl);
 	struct as3711_bl_supply *supply = to_supply(data);
 	struct as3711 *as3711 = supply->as3711;
-	int brightness = bl->props.brightness;
+	int brightness;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	dev_dbg(&bl->dev, "%s(): brightness %u, pwr %x, blank %x, state %x\n",
-		__func__, bl->props.brightness, bl->props.power,
-		bl->props.fb_blank, bl->props.state);
-
-	if (bl->props.power != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK ||
-	    bl->props.fb_blank != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK ||
-	    bl->props.state & (BL_CORE_SUSPENDED | BL_CORE_FBBLANK))
-		brightness = 0;
+	brightness = backlight_get_brightness(bl);
 
 	if (data->type == AS3711_BL_SU1) {
 		ret = as3711_set_brightness_v(as3711, brightness,